Unit 5 Can you come to my party?
The fifth period
I. Teaching Aims and Demands
1. Knowledge Objects
E-mail message. Writing practice. Reading practice.
2. Ability Objects
Reading and writing skills. Communicative competence.
3. Moral Object
Ask your friends and classmates to your birthday party and have a good time.
II. Teaching Importance and Difficulty
Reading passage. I’m + verb + ing. I have to + verb.
Reading and writing practice.
III. Teaching Methods
Reading and writing methods. Communicative approach. Groupwork.
IV. Teaching Aids
A picuture of a computer. A wall calendar.
V. Teaching Procudrues
Step I Greet the class as usual.
Step II Play a Game: Name That Day
Play a game of speed with the class. Display the wall calendar. Say a student’s name, point to a date on the calendar and say either yesterday, today or tomorrow. Give the winners little presents.
Step III 3a
Now open your books at page 29. First I’ll read the e-mail message to you. Have you any questions about this e-mail message.
Tell the students to read the e-mail message again and complete Sonia’s answers.
Step IV 3b
Point out the sample answer and ask students to use their imagination to complete the e-mail.
Tell students to use “I’m + verb + ing.”or “I have to + verb.”
Ask the students to complete the activity on their own.
Step V 3c
Ask students to give some sample answers. Write them on the blackboard. For example,
I can’t visit you next week. I have to go to school on Moday.
I’m playing soccer on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, I’m going on vacation.
Step VI 4 Groupwork Plan a Party!
First ask two students to read the conversation in the speech bubble.
A: Can you come to my party?
B: When is it?
A: Next week. ON Thursday night.
B: I’m sorry. I have to study for a math test.
Then ask students to turn to page 88.
Step VII Topic for Discussion
Have you had your birthday party? Did you have a good time? Have you invited your friends and classmates?
Now let students have practice.
Step VIII Summary and Homework
We’ve leant how to write an e-mail and had a discussion.
Now homework. Read the e-mail message again.
Step VIII Blackboard Design
Unit 5 Can you come to my party?
I can’t visit you next week. I have to go to school on Monday.
I’m playing on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I’m going on vacation.